We are so lucky to have fellow Sagittarius YUMI SAKUGAWA join us today to discuss meditation, experimentation, capitalism, making friends, relaxing into your practice AND MORE. You can join Yumi for a webinar October 20th called HOW TO TRANSMUTE YOUR CREATIVE BLOCKS AND FEARS INTO POWER AND JOY here: https://www.crowdcast.io/yumisakugawa
Oct 11, 2019•57 min•Ep. 132
Today on the show, in honor of the impending HALLOWEEN season, we bring you two stories of close calls. Stories about your loyal host and producer Ponyo almost getting kidnapped!!! If YOU have a scary story for the podcast, please call it in! 971-361-9998. Keep it short short short, leave a message, and we'll post the spookiest ones!
Sep 27, 2019•20 min•Ep. 131
On today's show, Jibz Cameron aka DYNASTY HANDBAG joins us for the second time, with stories stories stories! Find out about the girl with a tail, Martha Stewart the goblin witch, my worst haircut AND MORE. You can find Jibz and Masterpiece Weirdo at DynastyHandbag.com, or support her at patreon.com/dynastyhandbag . You can listen to our episode from the DAY BEFORE the 2016 election here: https://podcasts.apple.com/kn/podcast/episode-41-jibz-cameron-dynasty-handbag-brandie-taylor/id1084188765?i=...
Sep 23, 2019•46 min•Ep. 130
Today on the show, we talk all things FOOD with cartoonist Liz Prince, queer filmmakers Chris Vargas and Greg Youmans, and friends-to-the-show Beth Pickens (Your Art Will Save Your Life), Morgan (lover of beans), and introducing... Suzanne Longstreth. Things we talk about in this episode: Monty's Goodburger, thyme iced tea, strawberry shakes, prickly pear seltzer, unicorn kisses, Arnold Palmer, Queen of Sheba, berbere spice, tater tot controversy & science, pickle beverage critiques AND MORE...
Sep 13, 2019•33 min•Ep. 129
Today we are enthused to be joined by Team Dresch members Kaia Wilson and Marceo Martinez! We spoke in a Portland cemetery about ghosts, aging, music, travel and their reunion tour! You can see Team Dresch on the east coast later this month https://www.teamdresch.com/events , or check out their new song My Hands, Your Pockets, here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xNMipN4Xf84
Sep 06, 2019•43 min•Ep. 128
Today we are graced with sexpert Dr. Katie Spencer to answer your questions about sex after top surgery, long distance dating, sex with a disability, communication and more. PLUS water sports vs your mattress, with drop-in Sagittarius, Becky. AND Friend To The Show Morgan joins us to answer a listener question about making boundaries with challenging family members. All while your faithful host attempts to record an introduction from a haunted hotel having a noisy open mic night! Stay tuned....
Aug 30, 2019•34 min•Ep. 127
Today on the show we present a RIVETING tale of kitten danger and possible rescue with Cat Club International founder, Zari Esaian. We also complain about complainers, give advice to someone about text processing with old friends, tell you where to find butches in your neighborhood, give a tempeh salad recipe, AND MORE. Welcome back to Sagittarian Matters!!! oday on the show we present a RIVETING tale of kitten danger and possible rescue with Cat Club International founder, Zari Esaian. We also ...
Aug 23, 2019•46 min•Ep. 126
"Everything makes me more, nothing makes me less." Mona Tavakoli is the co-director of the LA Rock Camp for Girls, a social justice organization dedicated to empowering girls through music. On this episode, we talk about being a mascot, role modeling, and how you can support Rock Camp without being a musician. https://www.monatavakoli.com/about-1 When she is not wearing a pizza beret at Rock Camp, Mona is a touring musician and plays with the bands Raining Jane, Jason Mraz and living legend, Ebi...
Jul 12, 2019•54 min•Ep. 125
Today on the show we have authors Michelle Tea & Beth Pickens join NJG to talk about creating new spaces and community. We talk about tours, money, how to choose where to put your energy, flossing, self promotion and MORE. Tune in. #professionalpractices @bethpickensconsulting
Jul 06, 2019•39 min•Ep. 124
Today we discuss COWS vs. HORSES, shave ice, antiquated food manners, up-to-date dog manners, and the trouble with crystals mining. With my guests Michelle Tea, Dawn Riddle, and Isaac Soloway Strozier. Tune in!
Jun 28, 2019•39 min•Ep. 123
This week we talk about the soy creamer drought, AND we try fishless fish sticks, french onion dip, Pu-erh root beverage, peanut butter on garlic bagels, Vegan Cookies, accidental DOG FOOD, and MORE.
Jun 21, 2019•39 min•Ep. 122
Today on Sagittarian Matters, friend to the show Beth Pickens and I discuss our queerest obsession, PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, in a very special Pride Month edition. PLUS! Fan Favorite Morgan joins me to answer listener advice questions on gender Etiquette, Making Friends as an Adult, Partnership,Finding a job & MORE. Tune in.
Jun 14, 2019•56 min•Ep. 121
On today's episode, we welcome queer cartoonist & sex educator Archie Bongiovanni to the mobile studio to chat about The Quick & Easy Guide to They/Them Pronouns, Greasebats, sex toys & advice. "Hitachi Magic Wands want to drag you to hell with them." You can find them on instagram @babywrist, or order their books now at Powells.com
May 31, 2019•27 min•Ep. 120
Today we talk about writing, community, diva cups, professional practices, astrology and MORE in a very special In-Conversation with Mariko Tamaki (Skim, This One Summer) recorded LIVE at the Queers & Comics Conference in New York. Mariko has a new graphic novel out RIGHT NOW, "Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up With Me" (with artist Rosemary Valero-O’Connell) and you should run, don't walk, to get it from your local comics retailer. queersandcomics.com...
May 24, 2019•38 min•Ep. 119
Today on the show we are delighted to have Professor Karen Tongson with us to discuss karaoke, queerness, representation, and her new book, “Why Karen Carpenter Matters”. PLUS, in a bonus clip, we talk about our mutual obsession with the Amazing Race. Tune in.
May 18, 2019•55 min•Ep. 118
Today we welcome back Friend-to-the-Show Rocco Kayiatos to answer some advice questions about transness, dating, and to chat about his new project, Camp Lost Boys, a summer camp for and by men of trans experience. Along the way we review chaga-cinnos, talk about cadaver dogs, Ponyo chimes in, we talk about how to approach people with constructive criticism, AND MORE. Find Rocco at RoccoKayiatos.com, and use offer code CLBFRIEND at CampLostBoys.org for $25 OFF at sign-up!
May 10, 2019•42 min•Ep. 117
Today on Sagittarian Matters, we bring you a recipe for vegan cheese sauce, Chocolate Nachos, how to cook Soy Curls, coconut yogurt, vegan ranting & raving, advice on coming out, family and MORE with your host, Nicole J. Georges. Stay tuned.
May 03, 2019•32 min•Ep. 116
Inspired by frustration and rage after the 2016 election, Koreangry is the comic of artist and animator Eunsoo Jeong. In this photographic comic of hand-built dioramas with a unibrowed rage-a-colic doll in the center, Jeong tackles sexism, racism, immigration, work, depression, families and MORE. Eunsoo joined us in the Sagittarian Matters studios to talk about her comic, her process, her rage and everything in between. If you aren't following her yet on instagram, DO YOURSELF A FAVOR: @koreangr...
Apr 19, 2019•29 min•Ep. 115
Today on the show, fan favorite MORGAN joins us to taste CHICKPEA ICE CREAM at Little Bean in Portland, Oregon. Then, Friend-to-the-Show BETH PICKENS jumps in the mix to help an artist who is having an emergency as their artist residency. Find Little Bean at littlebean.com , and Beth Pickens at bethpickens.com or buy her book, Your Art Will Save Your Life, from Feminist Press.
Apr 12, 2019•21 min•Ep. 114
We are joined today by astrological angel JESSICA LANYADOO to answer listener questions & talk about cancel culture, friendship, emotional maturity, pet compatibility and MORE. Tune in. Find Jessica's NEW podcast, Ghost of a Podcast, at LoveLanyadoo.com
Apr 05, 2019•47 min•Ep. 113
Join us for a very special episode of Sagittarian Matters where we talk about punk, dancing, homorobics, physical exercise, learning to accept and inhabit our bodies, start our own punk movement practices, cheerleading and MORE with very special guests, Emilia and CJ from PONYSWEAT!!! "Fuckin everybody else can have the gym and they can have all the other shit, but aerobics is for us." ponysweataerobics.com NJG (I) highly recommend/s you listen to the episode until the end, because my guests dro...
Mar 29, 2019•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 112
We are over the moon to welcome Cuban-American artist, writer, and musician Cristy C. Road to the show today! Cristy joined us to talk about her Next World Tarot deck, growing up punk and queer in Miami, her love of Child's Play and SO. MUCH. MORE. Tune in.
Mar 22, 2019•39 min•Ep. 111
Today on the show we bring you our FAVORITE VEGAN RESTAURANTS & FOODS in Portland & Los Angeles with Friend-to-the-show Morgan. Plus! Dried Fruit Power Rankings, non-dairy milk, food poisoning, make-ahead meals, gummy vitamins, soups, the hard garlic questions and MORE. Tune in.
Mar 08, 2019•48 min•Ep. 110
Today on Sagittarian Matters, we talk about art, making art during depression, pets, saying goodbye, supporting friends through grief and MORE with frequent contributor BETH PICKENS. Plus! In a Sagittarian Matters first, both host and guest openly cry at the same time. Don't skip it!
Mar 01, 2019•37 min•Ep. 109
Today on Sagittarian Matters, we welcome writer and regular Michelle Tea to the show to answer your questions about weddings, white supremacy, current events, breakups and MORE. Also please enjoy a squirrel update and the sound of producer Ponyo gently snoring.
Feb 22, 2019•45 min•Ep. 108
Today we are over the moon to welcome artists Yasmine Diaz & Akina Cox to the show on the occasion of their new zine, "Sleepwalking Towards the Exit". We talk about religion, estrangement, cults, representation, insular conservative communities, safety, imposter syndrome and MORE! You can hear them read THIS SUNDAY at Other Books in Boyle Heights ( otherbooksla.com ) , or order their zine: https://franklinpress.bigcartel.com/product/sleepwalking-towards-the-exit Find them on instagram: @yasm...
Feb 15, 2019•51 min•Ep. 107
We are delighted to welcome back Tier 1 Friend-to-the-Show BETH PICKENS, author of "Your Art Will Save Your Life", to answer listener questions on what to do if you are disgruntled with your MFA Program, how to make art during grief, how to support grieving friends, applying for grants and MORE. Bonus: Beth lets us in on her controversial system of putting her friends into tiers, including the dreaded "Acquaintance Radius". You will not want to miss this!!
Feb 01, 2019•38 min•Ep. 106
Today on the podcast, we welcome Alison Bechdel back to the show! Alison is the author of Fun Home, Are You My Mother? and Dykes to Watch Out For. She joined NJG to discuss family, memoir, grief, social media, and MORE. You can find an illustrated excerpt of this interview in the Nib's Family Issue. https://membership.thenib.com/
Jan 25, 2019•35 min•Ep. 105
Today on the show we deliver good news, bad news, a food review, friend to the show Morgan, and some advice. Featuring Banza Lentil Rice, Vegan Banh Mi, Chickpea Tofu, Boundaries, news involving Alison Bechdel, Queer Abby, Ponzini Linguini AND MORE. Tune in. patreon.com/nicolejgeorges
Jan 18, 2019•27 min•Ep. 104
Today on the Splendid Sagittarian Table, we welcome LAGUSTA “Umami” YEARWOOD back to the show in honor of NJG’s 22nd vegan anniversary to talk about…. VEGAN FOOD. We give recipes, talk vegan travel, etiquette around shade and unsolicited advice, our favorite restaurants in NY, Portland, LA, advice about knives, miso, fermented foods AND MORE. Enjoy. You can find lagusta at lagustasluscious.com , and use the code SAGITTARIAN for 10% off!!! p.s. Go to vegetariancalculator.com or vegancalculator.co...
Jan 11, 2019•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 103